LINA MAALOUF HUSSEINI
About
Passionate about contemporary art, a thirst for creativity and spontaneous art inspires her.
Through her works, she expresses an intuitive and a singular art.
Husseini’s brightly colored sculptures loop and swirl around themselves, eclipsing and challenging academic rules and regulations. Exuberant in their presentation, the pieces take on a life of their own as they become characters in playful display.
Husseini’s sculptures of metal, wood, clay, acrylic, glass, and PVC wind and unravel, twirl and cross back and forth conveying a sense of joyful buoyancy. Husseini grew up in Lebanon and France–her work expresses a transcendence of East and West as her influence stems from both. As such, her repertoire has been shown in Beirut, Lebanon, where she lives, as well as France and the US. Beginning her self-taught practice using papier-mâché, she built on these skills to explore various mediums playing with material, color and composition. She uses her practice to take everyday materials out of context, challenging cultural notions of use value and the quotidien and using her work to signal an optimistic transcendence of the human arenas of politics and society. Husseini lets her intuition inform her practice, eluding labels and evading classification.
Exhibitions
I am happy to announce the opening of my collective exhibition at Galerie Cheriff Tabet on Thursday 24 November 2022, from 4 to 8 pm. The exhibition continues till December 15 . I present here the second part of my new collection "Whirlwind of Emotions" exhibited on the 3rd of November at Agora Gallery New York. Twelve sculptures will share the space with paintings from three talented artists.
Exotic Reveries is a collective exhibition featuring international artists from the contemporary art scene. Twelve PVC sculptures, out of my latest collection called "Whirlwind of Emotions", have been selected by the curators of Agora Gallery and will be exhibited during this show.
The Lebanese American University in New York City in collaboration with Artscoops is thrilled to announce the launch of an exhibition and a benefit online art auction, titled Art to Learn, Art to Live, that will run from September 6 to 19, 2022. This exhibition will feature a wide range of works by notable artists from Lebanon working with various media, and spans everything from inventive abstract work and thought-provoking portraits to photography and design. Art to Learn, Art to Live has taken flight thanks to the generous donations from artists trying to help their home country. All proceeds from this auction will support student financial aid and cancer care at Lebanese American University. Three of my artworks will be shown during the exhibition.
Sawa is an Art Reunion showing 9 contemporary artists from the Lebanese scene featuring: Lina Husseini, Wissam Melhem, Zeina Nader, Micheline Nohra, Zoha Abdulsater, Fadi Balhawan, Mohamed El Masry, Sarah Saba, Claude Saba
Introducing 14 emerging talents from the contemporary art scene. A beautiful exhibition in collaboration with @the_gallerist which will take place from 8th till 27th July 2022 @rebirthbeirut space in Gouraud Street, Gemmayze
« Invisible Sentiments » are impressions experienced at particular times in my life. A composition of mixedmedia 1m x 1m wall installations, a layering of materials, lines, curves and colors. Thirteen works, thirteen situations you may have experienced one day, to be enjoyed and explored for what they might reveal about our hidden sentiments.
My participation in a group exhibition at Walls House of Art in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, featuring contemporary artworks.
A collective exhibition of contemporary art by renowned Lebanese artists and talented emerging artists. Some of my works have been selected by the curators and will be exhibited during the event.Une exposition collective d'art contemporain d'artistes libanais de renom et d'artistes émergents talentueux. Certaines de mes œuvres ont été sélectionnées par les commissaires et seront exposées lors de l'événement.
A solo exhibition of contemporary art featuring 33 sculptures.
Une sélection de mes oeuvres sera exposée avec d'autres artistes sur le stand tenu par la galerie GAT-ART. A selection of my artworks will be exhibited with other artists on the stand held by the GAT-ART gallery.
@ARTISTS_OF_BEIRUT ‘Women of Beirut Untold Stories’ Pop up Show starts soon! From June 15-20 ( 11AM-8PM) at Bossa Nova Beirut Hotel, Sin el Fil. Come and discover the full exclusive art collection, embellish your interiors, invest in Art and support Beirut.
October 17, 2019" Exhibition at Galerie Janine Rubeiz Beirut Exhibition dedicated to the movement "Thawra" initiated in Beirut on October 17, 2019. More than 50 artists participated to the exhibition. https://en.annahar.com/article/1081939-october-17-2019-exhibition-from-the-streets-to-gallery-walls
Multi Art Gallery represents contemporary artists from all nationalities, each representative of a strong current in their own artistic discipline.
Eager to try out new techniques, I created sculptures using the diversity of wood, clay, metals and recycled materials to raise awareness about social and environmental challenges while always keeping a touch of humor.
Collective Exhibition curated by Afkart, Beirut Lebanon
Press
" Art to Learn, Art to Live ", Les couleurs libanaises trônent à New York
Art to Learn, Art to Live est une exposition pour la bonne cause qui a lieu à LAU New York, avec une vente aux enchères débutant le 7 septembre 2022. Plusieurs artistes exposent leurs Oeuvres.
Read More" An Art Reunion ", une fusion des œuvres d’art
An Art Reunion est une exposition collective qui se tient à la galerie Claude Saba Art Gallery à Kfarhbab. Elle regroupe un éventail d’artistes aux talents divers: Wissam Melhem, Zeina Nader, Micheline Nohra, Zoha Abdulsater, Fadi Balhawan, Lina Husseini, Mohamed el-Masry, Sarah Saba et Claude Saba
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Gallery - Fine Arts in Lebanon - Issue 13 Summer 2022 - "Art Defined"
Fauvism, expressionism, surrealism and abstraction come together in a collection celebrating the pillars of modern art. From expressions of identity and existentialism, to explorations of intimacy, the paintings, drawings and sculptures explore complex themes. Visually rich in color and composition, they translate and relay these topics in a palatable manner, conveying them in a single image or sculpture.
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Interview on AL JADEED TV
Interview on AL JADEED TV about the exhibition "ART DEFINED" at Rebirth Beirut curated by The Gallerist
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Interview about "Invisible Sentiments" to World Art Collectors- April 2022
Interview given to Mounir Hafi for World Art Collectors describing my feelings through the artworks exhibited in "Invisible Sentiments"
Read MoreGallery - Fine Arts in Lebanon - Issue 13 Summer 2022 - "Invisible Sentiments"
Anxiety, joyfulness, and other feelings are each given their own pedestal in this series of installation. Thirteen pieces representing different situations and emotions that people experience on a daily basis are presented. They are to be considered and reflected upon as they reveal hidden sentiments. The mixed medium art pieces look like three dimensional paintings, with key elements highlighted in color and effectively 'popping' out of the flat background surface. The artworks err on the threshold of paintings and sculpture, but remain simple in their composition. Hands play a thematic role along with abstract shapes and elementary shades of red, blue, yellow, orange and green, all juxtaposed against dark neutral tones of black and grey.
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In conversation with Mounir Hafi
An interview for World Art Collector Incubator about my latest works and my futur plans. Producer: Mounir Hafi. Director: Maroon Asmar
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Art Beyond Borders
Interview with artists after the exhibition "From Peoria to Lebanon".
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NPR press release: WCBU's Out and about on "From Peoria to Lebanon" exhibition
On this episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon talks with Bill Conger and physician and pianist Dr. Tony Karam about the special upcoming concert and exhibition "From Peoria to Lebanon."One year ago, a massive warehouse explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon, killing hundreds of people and displacing 300,000. Among the most prominent local populations of central Illinois are thousands of Americans whose family members immigrated from Lebanon.On this anniversary, the Peoria Riverfront Museum presents an unprecedented contemporary art exhibition featuring donated art from artists of Lebanon and a piano concert in partnership with the Scottish Rite Theatre. The concert features Karam, a renowned Lebanese physician and classical pianist.
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WMBD News: Central Illinois Newsday: From Peoria to Lebanon.
Presentation of the event by Mr John Morris CEO of Peoria Riverfront Museum.
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Lina Husseini: sculptrice d'émotions pures
Magicienne des formes et artiste rebelle, Lina Husseini explore les émotions, les couleurs et leurs lignes, pour les faire fondre et leur redonner vie en de joyeuses sculptures. Lina a animé l’espace du Arthaus à Gemmayzé, en mettant en scène une exposition unique et exceptionnelle.
Read MoreGallery - Fine Arts in Lebanon - Issue 12 Spring 2022 - "200 degrees"
Enter the colorful and playful world of Husseini’s soft and figurative sculptures. This is the latest frontier in this self-taught artist's experimentation with material and form. The sculptures are in plastic (PVC), fired at high heat and molded at their melting point. They display tell-tale signs of malleability and suppleness even when cooled and completely dry. The process allows leeway to haphazardness, veering away from the intended original design. The Pop Art figures are finished in varying coils and undulations, clad in primary shades of red, blue and yellow. Mixing figurative and abstract, some of the works have characteristics suggestive of human forms and expression. Minimalist in character, their effect is striking.
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Full interview at Cultural TV show on Mariam TV
عمالهم الفنیة ومشاركنهم في مبادرة - عالموعد مع زینة نادر و لینا حسیني Artists Of Beirut
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Dans les voix de l'art
Du 15 au 20 juin 2021, l’hôtel Riverside Bossa Nova se métamorphose en conteur d’histoire. En regroupant des femmes artistes au potentiel confirmé, l’initiative Women of Beirut Untold Stories, lancée par Artists of Beirut donne pour la seconde fois une voix à celles qui veulent se démarquer sur les scènes artistiques et artisanales.
Read MoreGallery - Issue 10 Summer Autumn 2021- "Untold Stories"
Artists of Beirut Untold Stories (Women Artists & Artisans of Beirut) Bossa Nova Beirut Hotel June 15-20 Nina Abou Zeid, Irene Ghanem, Lina Husseini, Carole Ingea, Ramona Mansour, Mireille Merhej Zeina Nader, Aya Maria Nehme, Joanna Raad, Yara Saade, Joyce Samaha, Carla Sayad Hosted by 'Artists of Beirut', an initiative in support of contemporary Lebanese women artists and artisans, this exhibition brings together talent from various disciplines, each with their unique fingerprint. Aya Maria Nehme's ubiquitous dancers wink through layers of colors and bold splashes of paint, as if playing hide and seek between the viewer and the canvas. Carla Sayad, whose engravings of Beirut buildings and houses, etched in black ink and delicately accented with washes of watercolor, was already busy at work with live sketching, giving the audience a glimpse of the work in progress. Joyce Samaha's minimalist conceptual vases made of hardened white clay in soft shades of cream and pink look anything but, thanks to their inward- folding shapes, giving a false impression of malleability. In contrast, Lina Hussein's sculptural works are a mixture of shapes in all the colors, bringing to mind a bright, childlike playfulness, juxtaposed with the darker, existential aspects of the themes explored.
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Portrait de l’artiste Lina Husseini par Nour KREIDY, Artbeirutgallery, February 9, 2021
L’art de Lina Husseini est plutôt orienté vers les tendances contemporaines mêlées à l’abstrait et au figuratif. Toutefois, rebelle dans ses œuvres, elle ne suit pas forcément des règles académiques. « J’écoute mon intuition et j’improvise. Je n’aime pas être limitée », avoue l’artiste.
Read MoreL'art de Lina Husseini vu par la romancière Nada Bejjani Raad
« Inventif et affranchi de tout concept et tout formalisme, l’art de Lina Maalouf Husseini procède de la rébellion. Véritable explosion de formes et de couleurs, il s’inscrit par sa spontanéité dans l’art singulier mais emprunte au pop art ses teintes et ses matériaux. Art rebelle qui détourne les objets de leur fonction, rompt les symétries et bouge les lignes pour proposer un ordre nouveau. Dans une société orientale où il veut donner à la femme toute son ampleur. En effet, décidée et volontaire, pareille à l’homme de Giacometti, dans les sculptures de l’artiste, c’est elle qui marche. Sculptures espiègles et ludiques, comme un clin d’œil, pour repousser les murs de l’angoisse et conjurer la douleur. » Nada BEJJANI RAAD architecte romancière
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Les masques double je(u) de Lina Husseini
L’humour est à l’honneur à la galerie Exode. L’artiste y présente son univers coloré, aux inspirations et aspirations multiples. OLJ / Par Noémie de BELLAIGUE
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A fragmented idea with a cultural entity.
Lina Husseini's works are influenced by an idea related to contemporary art, which is a fragmented idea with a cultural entity. The artist relies on a mixture of different technologies and materials that are able to build the contemporary art scene through her works that are presented in the “Exode Gallery of Ashrafieh”. by Doha AbdelRaouf Mull
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The artist manipulates us with the innocence of children and the skill of the experienced
Lina Husseini's exhibition, held by Exode Gallery, may be different from the exhibitions that the gallery used to organize. Rather, it may be the first to take a different character from the pictorial art in its well-known concept. by Mohamad Charaf
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Christmas cheer at Afkart
First-time exhibitor Lina Husseini is displaying her papier-mache creations.
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